The commune with Nature?
There are multiple studies that confirm the healing effects of communing with nature such as lowering the stress hormone, cortisol, activating the parasympathetic nervous system and reducing the sympathetic nervous systems. The healing frequencies of nature, trees, water enable one to become self-reflective and absorption of new programming is potentially heightened. This makes participants at the walking retreats more receptive to self-reflection and creates openness to new possibilities.
WALKING RETREATS
When
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The Walking Retreats take place bi-monthly usually at 7am on a Saturday. Time, date and venue are subject to confirmation and weather permitting.
Where
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The Walking Retreats take place at a local Park in Johannesburg, Cape Town (other cities too, so please enquire). Time, date and venue are subject to confirmation and weather permitting.
What
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The nature walk is convened for individuals or groups of 3-6 persons eager to support each other where we gather as a small, intimate group in order to cultivate psychological safety and an environment that allows us to go deep and build lasting friendships/networks and support for each other.
Customised nature retreats per individual and/or groups/ corporates focusses on re-designing your life. Communing with nature is a major feature is the major theme of the retreats. Not into walking yet want a retreat and commune with nature, then please request a customised retreat. Retreats combine coaching, dialogues on leadership and all aspects of living a high powered professional career and may sometimes include Mindful Movement, Meditation, Massages, Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Yoga, Breathwork, holistic spa treatments amongst others and is tailored for your purposes.
The size of the group is intentionally small, so slots fill up quickly. Due to our screening process, please await confirmation of your participation from our team.
My coaching fee is waived for the duration of the walk.
Please dress comfortably, wearing walking shoes or takkies and factor in the weather for the day. Comfort breaks may be taken before or after the walk as there are no facilities during the walk. Electronic devices must be turned to silent/vibrate mode for the duration of the walk
Attendees pay for their entrance fee to the Park. A kiosk usually provides very basic snacks, coffee, tea and water. You may purchase your tickets online or electronically at the entrance. There are no lockers so you will carry all of your snacks, keys, hats, etc in a small bag/backpack etc. You are welcome to carry your own snacks etc as several parks do not have breakfast spots. Free parking is usually available at most of the Parks.
What can you expect from this time together?
Expanding your network with other high performers eager to reach their highest potential sharing their tools so you can add to your toolbox and finding new tools and expanding your perspectives on creating communities, having some fun and communing with nature.
You will after each gathering walk away with at least one tool that you can apply to your daily life.
What will I expect from you?
Have fun with this process, and be open to sharing your experiences for yourself & others, be sure to listen to your heart as well as your head.
Pay attention to your intuition and what your “gut” is telling you. These responses occur for a reason.
Also everything we discuss will be confidential and those selected have your best interests at heart and operate with integrity and are respectful. Please do the same. If you make reference to your experiences at our sessions, please retain the anonymity of the participants and their respective situations.
“You are responsible for the joy you bring to your life.”
The Lotus flowers emerge from the dark and dirty water, keeping out the debris from the dark and dirty water and every morning blooms at dawn, pristine, pure and unaffected. Analagous to the Lotus blossom, the discomfort that arises with reflection represents the debris only to emerge tenacious, powerful and beautiful. Shireen’s aligns with the perspective that each new day presents a new opportunity to shrug off life’s debris and emerge powerful, tenacious and authentic to revel in new possibilities and opportunities.
The Lotus flowers emerge from the dark and dirty water, keeping out the debris from the dark and dirty water and every morning blooms at dawn, pristine, pure and unaffected. Analagous to the Lotus blossom, the discomfort that arises with reflection represents the debris only to emerge tenacious, powerful and beautiful. Shireen’s aligns with the perspective that each new day presents a new opportunity to shrug off life’s debris and emerge powerful, tenacious and authentic to revel in new possibilities and opportunities.
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